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The cook, the thieves, the prostitute and the postillion – convicts transported to Australia
My convict ancestors were an unusual lot – but three of them were also really common. That’s the conclusion I came to after looking at a clever take on transportation statistics on one Australian website. Three out of four of … Continue reading
Posted in Convicts, Transportation
Tagged Convicts in Australia, crime, history, irish rebels, Murder, occupation, tailor, theft, United Irishman, waterman
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